It is the Year of Our Lord Fourteen Hundred and Ninety-Two. Looking out upon the great sea, many nations have their eyes set on a new route to China and India. The cursed Venetians control all trade agreements with the blasted Ottomans, and so an alternative route must be found. Who are you, and what do you seek?

That's right, you are all explorers! Here's the breakdown: I will be handling the actions of any natives you find in the new world, as well as the actions of European monarchs, and anyone else you run into on the west coast. Here's a player profile:

Explorer Name:Country of Birth: (anywhere in Europe or the Ottoman Empire)Country Employing: (Which flag do you sail under?)Reason For Going: (Are you in this for yourself, or for the glory of your country?)Defining Trait: (What are you like?)

Possible Defining Personalities:Greedy- More gold from pillagingPious- Easier time of converting peopleAggressive- Explorer is stronger in combatIntelligent- Explorer has lower chance of running into negative random eventsDetermined- Explorer is fasterHardy- Explorer can survive harsher conditionsDiplomatic- Explorer is better at negotiating with Natives.

Every turn, you PM me your actions. Then, I'll type them out in Word. The post that begins the next turn will be a narrative describing what everyone did. We start once we have at least 5 players. WHO'S READY!?

Explorer Name: Karl EastlandCountry of Birth: GermanyCountry Employing: EnglandReason For Going: To Conquer in name of her majestyDefining Trait: Greedy / crazy

some backstory:At the age of 16 I ran away from home, fleeing my father, who after loosing his wife, my mother to the black plague was driven to the bottle.I found no better life in England, I lived on the streets, stealing my daily bread. After living on the street for some time I joined up with the Royal Navy. Advance 8 years, I'm 24 and was just named Captain of "The Jim Dandy" the flagship of a small fleet of 4 ships, entrusted to me by the Queen to aid me in my Journey,

I am interested, should I still post my player for this version? or wait for updated version?

Alright, so here's the revised version, and it's all simplified and stuff:

Explorer Name:Country of Birth: (any of the 10 countries)Country Employing: (Which flag do you sail under?)(Europeans can only work for Europeans, Ottomans and Chinese are always Ottomans and Chinese)Reason For Going: (Are you in this for yourself, or for the glory of your country?)Defining Traits: (What are you like?)